Medieval Period
Hindu legal system was based on
Smriti
Dharmashastra
Medieval period (Starting from 8th century) two major schools of personal law emerged
11th century digest
Mitakshara by Vijaneshvara
Dayabhaga
It was widely followed in SOUTH and NORTH INDIA
an authority on issues of family law
it had further sub schools in four areas
Mithila
Dravida
south India
Bombay
Benares
in the region of Bengal
it was a part of the 13/14th century digest
Dharmaratna
by Jimutavahana
Muslims largely followed
Sunni
Hanafite
Hanafite types of law were based on the founder ABU HANIFA (a Persian scholar)
for both hindu and muslim legal system, there were sectarian differences
Muslims
Hindu
Sunni
Hanafite
regional specifics and local customs/practices
Even during the Mughal empire (16-18th century) they were largely ruled by their own sets of local customs and beliefs